By Cody Sharrett - The sun sets on another NBA regular season in Portland as the Denver Nuggets (33-48) visit the Trail Blazers (43-38) at Moda Center on the banks of the Willamette River Wednesday evening. Masters of their own destiny, Portland can clinch the fifth seed in the Western Conference with a win over the Nuggets.
Portland clinched a fourth consecutive playoff berth with last week’s victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Portland. Both the Memphis Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks could overtake the Trail Blazers for fifth place should they falter versus the Nuggets.